New developments in mode-water research: An introduction

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Xie, Shang Ping ^a,b   Kubokawa, Atsushi ^c   Kobashi, Fumiaki ^d,e   Mitsudera, Humio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 84856226524     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-011-0090-8     Document Type: Editorial

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